LA Times · Aug 27, 2015
USC players rally around Steve Sarkisian
USC Coach Steve Sarkisian watches from behind the line of scrimmage during the annual spring game at the Coliseum on April 11.USC players are accustomed to playing through distractions. They did it after the midseason firing of coach Lane Kiffin in 2013 and after the Josh Shaw imbroglio last season.
And they are prepared to do it again in the wake of unsettling actions by Coach Steve Sarkisian, who was intoxicated at a booster event last weekend and told reporters that he would seek treatment to find out whether he has a drinking problem.